SPORTING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16847, 29 May 1920, Page 11

SPORTING.

Acfoptancrs for tho Canterbury Park ; T.C.'s Winter Meeting e.losc on Mon-j day at noon. Mnnrilnml lias been handicapped on fisrr: in the Paparou Handicap, sit Canlerhury Park. Author Dillon, The and Guynomer will nofc be htartrrs on tho iii*s t day of the Cantor bury Park T.C.'s "Winter Meeting. "WINGATUI TRAINING NOTES. (PBEHS ASSOCIATION TELKGUAM.) DCNEDIN, May 23. The Treiiher was t..'lie l " unfavourable for training operations at Winguiui this rooming. Shortly cftcr S o'clock a light fall of snow set in. and tho caretaker closed tho outside of the course "proper. A few horses had already exercised 0:1 the track, but no last work had taken place, and when the Ecene of action was transferred to the insidegrass trick, a similar fiat? of offairs continued. A largo number of horses worked at a more or less solid pace, hut no schooling took place. NKV." ZEALAND TROTTING ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF THE BOARD. A meeting of the Board o! the New Zealand Trotting Association vrj-s held yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs H. F. Nicol! (vice-orcsident, in the chair), W. H. Denton, C. F. Marl:, J. H. "Williams, H. W. Kitchingham, "tt". J. Hopkins, ana It. "W. Short. An apology for abscnco was rccoived from Mr J. Jrl. Samsou. Leave of alienee was granted to the president, Mr P. Selig, for the remainder of the present Eoard's term. VOTE OF CONDOLENCE. The chairman referred to the death of Mr John Glen, secretary of the Nelson Trotting Club and Nelson Jockey Club for many years, and, on liis motion, a vote of condclenco with his rjlativcs was passed. AN APPEAL CASE. I The chairman reported that an appeal had been lodged by B. Shadboit, owner of Roe Be**, against the decision of the Maaawatu Trotting Club, in dismissing his protest against A. Freeth's Ballin for galloping in the Palmcrston North Handioap at the club's recent, meeting. Tho case had been reheard by the'stewards, who had adhered to their previous decision. An appeal ha-d then been lodged. The Appeal Committee of the Association had considered the case, and decided that it was n question of fact, in which no appeal could lie. The Board upheld this ruling, and it was decided that tho appeal deposit should bo refunded in tho circumstances. CLUBS' REPORTS'.

The Jl&uawatu Trotting Club statins that at its recent meeting J. Wright, who heel been on the course behind the I sulky of Saint's Bel., prior to tho start of i the Manawatu Gold Cup, had been knocked down by another horse coming behind liim. A. Dench had subsequently been reprimanded tor using obsceno language to Wright. i The chairman said that there was a ru.e ' preventing iiersons going oil to the track j prior to tli2 start of a racc without, the prri mission of tho stcv.-a.rds, but tho rule was not always carried out. It was dccided to issueji circular to club 3 asking that the rule should he enforced. Tho Cheviot R~cing* Ciub reported thai a protest entered by If. Kearns at its recent meeting had been dismissed, but that the foo had been refunded. It was decided to inform the club that under tho rules thero was no power to refund the protest fee, and to ask it to collect the money. Correspondence was received from the Auckland Trotting Club in reference to tho Hobson Handicap, at its Autumn Meeting, in which there had been complaints of interference, but, after enquiry, it had been ■ decided not to alter the judge's placings. In this connexion A. Cameron wrote stat* ■ ing that though he had made r, complaint ho had not lodged a' formal protest, but lind been told that ho must deposit £5, which . had been retained. It was decid-d to ask tho club for in- ' formation regarding tlm rase. ■; T>e New Brifr'nion Ohib reported that at j its Autumn Meeting H. Fret, rider of Hoy- , metta. in tho Soaview Handicap, had heen [ severely cautioued for starting before his . time. j The r'ub's cHion was endorsed. ' ; The New Br'tditon C'ub also reported f'.il en e'inuiry hn-J been heM resrnrdincr the [ Final Hanilicnn. but it hod been decided not . to niter the judge' 9 placings. L " Tho club's notion w ot t nirai-or»fl. . 5 ' Tho action of the V.Vbury Park Tro+tins L Club in Aninr,' Ray Woodward and Anthony <reorgo £'2 e;"*h fnr -wrongful use of a i license, J, PROGRAMMES APPROVED. 5 1 The programmes cf the South Canterbury ' Hunt Cluh for July 22nd. and of tho New ' Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club for the ' , season. 1920-21, were approved. M COMMITTEES' RECOMMEND ATI ON S. ' Licenses as recommended by the Hicens- ' ing Committee, were granted. The committee reported that in accordanco with the L Board's resolution, H Frost, who started twice this beason before liis time, was called before them, and they administered a caution to him, tho second offence not being entirely his. ov.-n fault. The committee recommended the payment of the following sums 1 out of the Provident Fund, in respoet of re- ! rent accidents: —G. ill. Anderson, £9 3s; " W. J. Paul], £~ lis 6d; .7. Wright, £9 8s Gd. > Tho report was adopted. t, Tho Foreign Horse Committee recommend- . Ed tho issue of certificates* for STasuda, by Final Yoyage; Tomura, by Delavan Chimes; Treasurer, by Belmont 31.; and Maovi'and, by Bibbonwood, the two last • named subject to the receipt of further par--1 ticulars. ; The "report was adopted. CONFERENCE BUSINESS. I The notices of motion to be brought for- ) ward at the conference on behalf of the Association were considered and approved, 'with i the exception of the proposal "that in all programmes of clubs holding at least two mcet- ' ins? 3 per year, and eight races per day, th?ro ■ should he ono race for maiden horses only, which was struck out. i